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MOSTLY MICROBES AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES
Welcome to Mostly Microbes and Infectious Diseases. David Ojcius posts newspaper and journal articles in the broad field of microbiology.
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David Ojcius
Aug 15, 20241 min read
Traditional approaches and recent tools for studying inflammasome activity
Inflammasomes play a major role in the immune response to infection, development of #autoimmune disease, and control of #cancer. Western...
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David Ojcius
Sep 16, 20231 min read
Inflammasome-mediated glucose limitation induces antibiotic tolerance in Staphylococcus aureus
• #Staphylococcus aureus activates #NLRP3 #inflammasome in macrophages • NLRP3 activation --> depletion of glucose in macrophage...
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David Ojcius
Jun 18, 20233 min read
Researchers uncover a cellular process that leads to inflammation
Cedars-Sinai investigators have identified several steps in a cellular process responsible for triggering one of the body's important...
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David Ojcius
Apr 6, 20224 min read
What triggers severe COVID? Infected immune cells hold clues
Two studies show that immune cells infected with #SARSCoV2 can stimulate a large inflammatory response via #inflammasome activation. In...
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David Ojcius
May 16, 20212 min read
Structural and Functional Features of the P2X4 Receptor: An Immunological Perspective
by Jean Kanellopoulos, Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, Sirje Rüütel Boudinot and David Ojcius #immunology #innateimmunity...
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David Ojcius
May 15, 20212 min read
Involvement of canonical and noncanonical inflammasomes in immune response against oral pathogens
#immunology #oralhealth #innateimmunity #inflammation #inflammasome #dental #dentistry We examined the involvement of the P2 × 7 receptor...
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David Ojcius
May 8, 20211 min read
Tropical ginger treatment for blocking inflammation
#ginger #inflammation #immunology #innateimmunity #inflammasome Researchers found that 1'-acetoxychavicol acetate (ACA), which comes from...
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David Ojcius
Dec 21, 20201 min read
How the Immune System Senses Danger
At the first signs of an infection or an injury, the innate immune system is the one that kicks into action first to try and stave off...
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